This conversation with Lauren Blitzer-Wright centres on what happens when the community you relied on suddenly disappears - and what it takes to rebuild connection without losing yourself in the process.

We talk about growing up in New York and learning early that even the biggest cities can feel intimate when you find your people. Lauren reflects on building a career in music, creating culture inside corporate environments, and what it felt like to leave a company after more than a decade and realise her identity had been tied to one room.

There is a recurring thread throughout this episode around control versus presence. Between micromanaging outcomes and allowing life to unfold. Between staying inside safe systems and choosing to build something new.

We also talk openly about LGBTQ+ family, legal adoption, sa ...